Library Tech Confidential

Library Waives Fee for Sully’s Waterlogged Book [NBC Los Angeles via Slaw]:

When [the pilot and safety expert’s] plane ended up at the bottom of the Hudson River on Jan. 15, so did a book he had checked out from the library at California State University, Fresno, through his local library near Danville… [He] asked for an extension and [received a] waiver of overdue fees because the book was in the airliner’s cargo hold.

Interestingly, a reference to this bit of library trivia has already made its way into his Wikipedia entry.

No, not that TED — Republican Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska.  In honour of his re-election to the Senate just days after being convicted of felony charges related to gifts from oil companies, I present the following artistic treatment of his legendary free-form poetic characterization of the Internet and net neutrality:

The Globe and Mail’s tabloid-style update on disgraced newspaper magnate Conrad Black’s life behind bars includes the following juicy tidbit (emphasis mine):

[He] has been nicknamed “Lordy” by his fellow inmates, orders around his cellmate, lectures on American history, and has been promoted to work in the library, according to a story yesterday in London’s Daily Mail. [read more]

I couldn’t track down any more details about his duties in the library, though the Daily Mail notes that the new gig affords him “virtually unlimited access to newspapers”… a perk welcomed by procrastinating library types the world over. 

edelfaule from alanapost on Vimeo.

Despite having photographed more than my fair share of stained and moldy old books, I would never have thought of animating them this way. I love the way some of the patterns seem to bloom, then wither away toward the end of the book. (via)

Threadless delivers, yet again. Click the thumbail below to enlarge the design and get the punchline:

Does “Librarian” imply gender? Super-geeky webcomic Penny Arcade thinks so.